Fali Mistry was known for the imaginative imagery he created out of a dramatic interplay between light and shade. Even the hard to please Baburao Patel, in his Filmindia review of the Nargis-Dilip Kumar-Munawar Sultana starrer Babul (1950), had to concede, “Babul is a rich and pleasant picture with maddeningly beautiful photography. Fali Mistry, the… Continue reading Fali Mistry, the Cinematographer Who Taught Bollywood the Importance of Cameramen
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Why is India’s Parsi community going extinct?
It is a welcome decision of the Indian government to fund new fertility clinics to help save its dwindling Parsi population which is now under threat of extinction. The Parsis should be grateful that the Indian government actually cares about preserving their community and is even on board monetarily to reverse the decline. The government… Continue reading Why is India’s Parsi community going extinct?
New Publication on Dinshah P. Ghadiali & his Spectro-Chrome therapy
Contemporary science is validating light and color as a beneficial therapeutic tool. It has been generally accepted that light and color affect the mind and body. Violent juveniles placed in a pink detention cell will relax, stop banging and yelling, and fall asleep within ten minutes. An estimated 1,500 hospitals and correctional institutions have incorporated… Continue reading New Publication on Dinshah P. Ghadiali & his Spectro-Chrome therapy
Dadar Parsi Colony: A Photo Tour
My first encounter with Dadar was back in 2004 when I used to travel from Churchgate to Dadar during the evening rush hour. Most of my journey would go in planning my exit strategy from the crowded local train. Dadar has since been synonymous with crowd and chaos and something that should be avoided at… Continue reading Dadar Parsi Colony: A Photo Tour
Like Sugar in Milk By Majlend Bramo: Pre-Order Now
We are happy to inform our readers about a new book on Parsis, “Like Sugar in Milk” is now available for pre-order. The book by Majlend Bramo shall be launched around Jamshedi Navroze 2018. WHAT: The story of a migration. This is a story that many people might not know. The story of the Parsis,… Continue reading Like Sugar in Milk By Majlend Bramo: Pre-Order Now
Behroz Sam Wadia: In Memoriam
Two weeks ago on the 1st of February my mother Behroz Sam Wadia passed away after a brief illness, in a mind numbing suddenness that is difficult to comprehend. Mummy was 70, having been born in the year of India’s Independence on November 2nd 1947. Just a day or two before she passed away we… Continue reading Behroz Sam Wadia: In Memoriam
Daily Prayers of The Zoroastrian: A Prayer Book
Jiloo Billimoria writes in informing us about a book that she has reprinted. I have recently reprinted the prayer book shown in the picture above. It is a wonderful translation & transliteration of the Daily Zoroastrian prayers into simple English with meanings and insightful explanatory notes which, when read along with the daily prayers, gave… Continue reading Daily Prayers of The Zoroastrian: A Prayer Book
Tehmi Bhandari: The Grand Lady of Amritsar
UPDATE: Shirin Bhandari the author of the piece below reminds us “This was originally published in 2004, my grandmother died in 2007 at the age of a 101.” “It is all like a dream now…” I stand in the thicket and look over the board to read an article written about my grandmother. The bulletin… Continue reading Tehmi Bhandari: The Grand Lady of Amritsar
For 31 years after his death, Homi Bhabha’s office room was unoccupied
The secular condolence ceremony for Homi Bhabha of which no photographs were found has remained firmly etched in the scientists’ memory, and the religious one was forgotten. On 24 January 1966, Homi Bhabha, physicist and founder of India’s nuclear programme, died in a plane crash. The Kanchenjunga — a Boeing 707 aircraft — had crashed… Continue reading For 31 years after his death, Homi Bhabha’s office room was unoccupied
